Posts Tagged ‘ prospects ’

Kings’ prospect Michael Schumacher has 3 point night

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March 16, 2013

19 year-old LW Michael Schumacher (6’5″, 210 lbs) has 19 goals and 30 assists this year in Sioux St. Marie. He’s got another year of juniors eligibility. Schumacher scores twice as Greyhounds down Rangers – Times Colonist Michael Schumacher scored twice and set up one more as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds defeated the...
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Um, what LA Kings mini-camp? (in Michigan??)

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August 2, 2012

in michigan for the weekend at #LAKings mini-camp #workhard #playhard August 2, 2012 7:50 PM via webReplyRetweetFavorite @nebert22 Nick Ebert Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now or learn more. It's...
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Dinner with Hunter S. Thompson, Doug Gilmour, Josh Hamilton and Stefan Legein?

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July 30, 2012

Stefan Legein spent his OHL career with the IceDogs organization (Mississauga and later Niagara). In 2006-07 he had a breakout year in the OHL, putting up 75 points in 64 games to go along with his 115 penalty minutes. He part of the Canadian World Junior squad that eventually won the Gold...
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Duluth Native Forbort Still Maturing

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July 17, 2012

Duluth Native Forbort Carries Potential, Still Maturing — The CW for Duluth MN Sports Duluth native Derek Forbort was the tallest player listed at the Los Angeles Kings development camp, which ended on July 10, but team officials say he is still early in the maturation process. ”He’s very immature physically, I think,” Los Angeles...
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“If we don’t move younger people in, we’re going backwards.”

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July 12, 2012

In Detroit, people are wondering with 39-year-old Tomas Holmstrom will be returning for his sixteenth season. Report: Teams expressing interest in Tomas Holmstrom | ProHockeyTalk Gregg Krupa of the Detroit News caught up with Wings GM Ken Holland and asked about Holmstrom’s future with the club. Noting that Holland was “using much the same...
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Why I prefer to just say no to Doan

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July 10, 2012

Going into next season with the roster intact (which, by the way, is some kind of miracle) is a silver lining inside a cloud no-one is talking about yet. The conventional wisdom is that a huge contributing factor to Stanley Cup hangover is the fact that the team has just played 100+ games compared to...
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Whither Clifford?

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July 4, 2012

Of the six left wings mentioned -- Brown, Penner, Gagne, King, Nolan and Clifford -- one of them (Gagne) is almost certain to leave after next season (if he can even make it through 2012-13 healthy), and another (Penner) is not any kind of lock to return after next year either. I would say,...
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KINGS SIGN

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July 3, 2012

Andrew Campbell. Two years. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now or learn more. It's free!  
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How many prospects make it? How long does it take?

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June 22, 2012

Short version: Two or three out of every ten picks will turn into a viable roster player. One, maaaybe two, of those will be someone special. And it takes two or three years from the draft for the player to develop, sometimes less, sometimes more. Long version: Class of 2000 (GM Dave Taylor) Alex...
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Hickey, Stoll, Azevedo, Loktionov and Nash (not a law firm)

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June 19, 2012

Hockey Buzz (Matt Barry): Rumors Depending on who you talk to, Kings former #4 pick and RFA (with a 1.3 mil NHL cap hit) Thomas Hickey has asked to be traded. The Kings don’t have 2nd or 3rd round picks this year and Lombardi and his staff have made a killing in the 2nd...
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